Bit of a scary event yesterday...

Just coming home (driving past the Green man for those of you who know phuket) doing around 80-100kmph and all of a sudden the truck is wobblin around like a jelly in a spin drier. Had a blow out, lost one of the back tires on my truck, managed to keep the truck under control (god knows how) and park her up a the side of the road... bit shaken but ok.

Start rummaging through the back trying to find the tools to change the tire... b0ll0x no Jack! Now I'm screwed!

So i sit on the back of the truck contemplating my next move, half an hour goes by and some p*ss poor Thai guy on a beaten up moped and side car pulls over with his heavily pregnant wife, starts babbling something in thai to me which i don't understand. I show him the now shredded tire and after a few moments of hand signals and gesticulation he gets the message... unhooks the side car and disappears leaving me with this huge bellied woman... 10 mins later he arrives with a Jack and tools and helps me change the tire.

My first real case of a total stranger helping me out in this country, pure charity.

Good on him!

Thanks for the story Wolfie

Nice one and glad you are safe and sound Wolfie!

glad to know you are safe.

take care.

Thanks Buddha you're ok

Nearly the same happened to me some years ago at Vihavadee Road near Don Muang. Nobody stopped and helped me, after about 1 hour a pick up with a driver and his wife stopped and offered me their help.

He towed my car about 15 kilometers to a friend's garage where they fixed my car.

Then I saw the driver's wife had a very little baby about 2-3 months old in her arms, I did not see it earlier.

Sure I offered them some money for their help but they refused to take my money.

Gerd

Had a blowout in a taxi on the tollway a few weeks back, bit worrying to say the least!